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DPT vaccine

Definitions of DPT vaccine
  1. noun
    abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood
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    type of:
    vaccine, vaccinum
    immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
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